Gender of Buddhas

[Wizard in the Forest]

I know this has probably been asked and answered many times, but I know that Sammasambuddha can only be a man, and an Arahant can be any gender, but can a Paccekabuddha be a woman or is it the same with a Sammasambuddha and it can only be a man?

[Annapurna]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratyekabuddha

[Hanzze]

Dear Wizard in the Forest,

just my 2 cents, the next great and needed teacher will be origin from a woman and I don't mean just from the womb.

[ground]

Attachment to gender will be a hindrance to progress anyway as will attachment to this present life.

Buddhas are genderless.

Kind regards

[Hanzze]

As non acceptance of gender will TMingyur, as non acceptance will.

[ground]

As non acceptance of gender will TMingyur, as non acceptance will.

Non-acceptance is not the opposite of attachment, but non-attachment is.

Kind regards

[Wizard in the Forest]

So, no one knows? I know what a Paccekabuddha is, and it's easy to speak of non-attachment to gender when you're not a woman. I, however, was born one so I would like to know (regardless). I have accepted what I was born as in this life, but I would like to know.

[ground]

... it's easy to speak of non-attachment to gender when you're not a woman.

This is what I have called hindrance.

You can also phrase it "clinging to aggregates".

Kind regards

[Annapurna]

So, no one knows?

Assuming.

[Wizard in the Forest]

So, no one knows?

Assuming.

No one has answered.

[Wizard in the Forest]

This is what I have called hindrance.

You can also phrase it "clinging to aggregates".

Kind regards

That's funny, because I am aware such a condition does not last, but that was not what I asked about. What I asked was direct.

[ground]

This is what I have called hindrance.

You can also phrase it "clinging to aggregates".

Kind regards

That's funny, because I am aware such a condition does not last, ...

That is great. Because that is what mindfulness is about, too.

Kind regards

[Wizard in the Forest]

But honestly, does no one know about it? I know that Paccekabuddha were often travelling ascetics in the past, and because women couldn't become ascetics before the Buddha ordained Bhikkhunis I assumed and extrapolated that perhaps they're all men, but I don't know if that is a statement on potential as well. So I asked.

[Annapurna]

So, no one knows?

Assuming.

No one has answered.

Does that mean they don't know?

[Annapurna]

:goodpost:

I know that Paccekabuddha were often travelling ascetics in the past, and because women couldn't become ascetics before the Buddha ordained Bhikkhunis I assumed and extrapolated that perhaps they're all men, but I don't know if that is a statement on potential as well. So I asked.

Why couldn't women become ascetics....?

[cooran]

So, no one knows?

No. It just means this topic has been discussed previously, and people are a bit over it - 11 pages in this thread alone:

Women can’t become Buddhas?
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=407

with metta
Chris

[Hanzze]

As non acceptance of gender will TMingyur, as non acceptance will.

Non-acceptance is not the opposite of attachment, but non-attachment is.

Kind regards

so what about to accept just that what is. Could that be used as neither attachment, nor non-attachment? Past karma is like it is.

[Hanzze]

:goodpost:

I know that Paccekabuddha were often travelling ascetics in the past, and because women couldn't become ascetics before the Buddha ordained Bhikkhunis I assumed and extrapolated that perhaps they're all men, but I don't know if that is a statement on potential as well. So I asked.

Why couldn't women become ascetics....?

I know one, but i guess it is really hard. I guess it is more possible in a tantric way as males needs to "fear"/respect in the "right" way.

[ground]

As non acceptance of gender will TMingyur, as non acceptance will.

Non-acceptance is not the opposite of attachment, but non-attachment is.

Kind regards

so what about to accept just that what is. Could that be used as neither attachment, nor non-attachment? Past karma is like it is.

I did not say anything about acceptance or non-acceptance of gender. Your insistance is based on your confusing non-attachment and non-acceptance.

Kind regards

[Hanzze]

Dear TMingyur,

would it be possible that my indention is not to dissent your helpful posts? Maybe just... I don't know

Annapurna,
i just remembered Sumedha on a German forum. I did not find a english link till jet.